On Wednesday, he got down to the business of dispelling some myths about his game.

“In college they kind of saw me as a low-post guy,” Avila said. “I can take the ball off the dribble a little bit, but I really want them to see that I can shoot the ball. I can dribble it as well, and just be an all-around player. That’s the biggest thing for me.”

Versatility, however, is already part of his game. At least in the box score. In a big time senior season with Colorado State, there weren’t many categories Avila could not touch. He was the only player in the nation to average over 16.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.0 steals per game while shooting over 55 percent from the field.

He was named first-team all-Mountain West.

Avila describes himself as “just a hardworking guy. First one on the ground for that loose ball.”

And yet, part of being all business is knowing the business. Avila knows the road he going down, trying to stick in the NBA, is tough.

“I’m not trying to float around as much, but if I can’t make anything here I might try overseas,” he said. “If I get my opportunity I’m going to make the most of it with any organization that gets me. But hopefully, the Nuggets.”

Country pride. The Division II National Player of the Year, Metro State guard Mitch McCarron, talked about the chance to put on the Nuggets colors in a workout at the Pepsi Center and the possibility that it might at least turn into a shot to make an NBA summer league team.

Mitch McCarron is fouled on his way to the basket in a game against St. Mary’s (Texas) on March 19, 2013. (Photo By Karl Gehring/The Denver Post)

“Any opportunity, I would take,” McCarron said. “I was excited for today, and that would be another step.”

McCarron is best known for his touch beyond the arc. He averaged 20.2 points per game during his senior season, shooting 41.9 percent from the 3-point line. The native Australian said the success of many from the continent, including San Antonio’s Patty Mills, Cleveland’s Matthew Dellavedova and Golden State’s Andrew Bogut has been inspiring.

“It really is inspiring,” McCarron said. “Patty is special, because he’s extremely talented. Della’s the example of someone who just works hard every single day and just…he’s a pure team guy, does everything for his teammates. And he’s a great role model.”

How big is basketball in Australia?

“It’s huge,” McCarron said. “We don’t have the money in the professional league as they do over here, and that’s unfortunate. But in terms of popularity and participation, it’s huge.”

Staff in the house. If you’re into reading the tea leaves in terms of the Nuggets coaching search, there might have been something to ponder on Wednesday. The assistant staff that ended the season under interim coach Melvin Hunt — Noel Gillespie, Patrick Mutombo, John Beckett, Corsley Edwards — were the crew that worked out the college prospects. … Some Nuggets are already back in the Pepsi Center, working out. Guard Randy Foye never left. He’s generally been at the arena since soon after the season ended. Forward Darrell Arthur began his summer of work on Wednesday.

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Great that you underscored current local college hoops players even though in this case they’ll be playing in the Croatian Pro League if lucky. I guess anything that promotes hoops here is good, so don’t mind me. Now, can we get back to the playoffs? My boys from the Bay Area are poised to potentially change the game long term. Why not write a piece about it, Chris? It’s about the way rules and culture changes have flipped the script in the NBA.

Feel free to go back to the Bay area – as a Nuggets fan, I could care less about ANY California team… All I can say about my interest in them is at least it isn’t the Fakers!
The business of the NBA rules keeps me from having any interest in the NBA as a whole.

Thanks for enlightening us. Wow. I’m going to take you seriously. Why don’t you break down the NBA rules or changes in those rules that keep you from having any interest in the NBA ‘as a whole.’ I don’t expect to hear any intelligent response. As far your hostility to California teams, uh, whatever. I’m a hard core Nuggets fan that chose not to be that boring idiot–I mean you–that can only get behind one team. Born in LA and lived there a long time post college, grew up in SF, love living here. If you lived in California when I did as a kid you had to put up with asshole transplants from eastern cities that loved living in California but couldn’t adopt their new teams and acted like jerks at games. I can’t imagine someone like you hasn’t experienced that here at Nuggets or Rockies games. I didn’t want to be that guy. So, yes, brace for it, I can be a hard core Nuggets fan because I live here and love it while also being very supportive of both the Warriors and Lakers. I’ve been very lucky to live in SF, LA, and Denver. Hard to beat that trio of cities. This whole ‘gang culture’ based fan thing where fans have to have an area code tattooed onto the arm is just stupid and silly.

Chris Dempsey arrived at The Denver Post in Dec. 2003 after seven years at the Boulder Daily Camera, where he primarily covered the University of Colorado football and men's basketball teams. A University of Colorado-Boulder alumnus, Dempsey covers the Nuggets and also chips in on college sports.